Tile



TILE

Filed New 22, 1955 A III I III l Ll I v 1 E W5 Patented Aug. 2'1,` 1934 TILE Gustave F. Mattman, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The Cincinnati Advertising Products Comi pany, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohioy Application November 22, 1933, Serial No. 699,29

2 Claims. (Cl. 72-18) This invention relates to a colored glass tile. An object of the invention is to provide a tile of the material mentioned which is highly decorative in appearance and which is formed opaque 5 so that the full effect of the color is not lost or modified when the tile is placed against a dark background, such as the tile positioning mastic normally utilized in this connection.

Another `object is to provide a tile of the kind m described which is proof against the deteriorating effects of the-mastic or other adherent material and the chemicals forming part thereof.

Another object is to produce a tile possessing the properties described at a minimum cost and in a highly efficient manner.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the tile of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the thickness of the coatings being greatly increased for the purpose of illustration.

The tile of this invention comprises a glass body 5 having the coloring material 6 known in the trade as ceramic, iired or otherwise applied onone face of the body 5. Over this a coating material 7 is applied. This material is of a neutral shade relative to the color 6 so as not to alter the effect of said color. The coating 'I is preferably a metallic coating. For example, if the color 6 is light blue, the coating 'I may be silver. In this way there is'no modification of the original color effect of the tile. Over the coating '1 a final coating 8 is applied for the purpose of rendering the tile substantially opaque. This coating is likewise preferably metallic, copper having been found effective for this purpose. This final coating may serve two purposes. In the rst place, it precludes seepage of mastic or other tile positioning material into contact with the coating 'I so that the original coloring applied to the tile remains permanently unaffected. In the second place, the coating 8 increases the opacity of/ the tile, so that, for example, the black masses of mastic, generally disposed centrally of the rear of the tile are in no way permitted to be discerned. The color of the tile, as seen through the front face thereof, has a depth and a richness which give it great distinction. It isfurther apparent that the tile is highly eiiicient in that the color can never be aiected by cleansing or abrasion of the front face of the tile. It is obvious that various modifications may be resorted to in producing the tile of this invention but these are believed to be comprised within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. As a. new article of manufacture, a colored tile comprising an originally transparent glass body having color on one face thereof and perceptible through the body,` a coating of neutral shade relative to said color and applied over the color to render the body opaque, and a final coating applied over said flrst coating and forming the rear face of the tile, said final coating being adapted to preclude seepage of mastic vor other tile-positioning material into contact with said first coating.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a colored tile comprising an originally transparent glass body having color fired on one face thereof and perceptible through the body, a metallic coating material of a neutral shade relative to said color and applied thereover for rendering the body substantially opaque, and a copper coating applied over said first coating and forming theI rear face of the tile, said copper coating being adapted to preclude seepage of mastic or other tile-positioning material into contact with said first coating and likewise to increase the opacity of the tile.

GUSTAVE F. MA'I'IMAN. 

